# NTSB investigations: Socata TB 10 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA015.md): Socata TB 10 · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2025 · N28170 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to depart from an unlit turf runway at night, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and subsequent runway excursion. - [NTSB ERA21LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA080.md): Socata TB10 · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 17, 2020 · N5547Y · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in environmental conditions favorable for serious carburetor ice during a prolonged wait with the engine at a low power setting before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.… - [NTSB ERA20CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA238.md): Socata TB 10 · Easton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N106G · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in landing short of the runway, the airplane’s landing gear contacting the runway lip, and substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing. - [NTSB ERA12FA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA514.md): Socata TB 10 · Shirley, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2012 · N5542Z · Substantial damage > The pilot/owner's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and the mechanic's failure to reattach the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm following maintenance of the carburetor. - [NTSB ERA12IA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA459.md): Socata TB10 · Pawtucket, RI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2012 · N189TB · No damage > The in-flight separation of the propeller blade tip due to a fatigue fracture. - [NTSB NYC95LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA174.md): Socata TB-10 · Damascus, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1995 · N20BX · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB MIA93FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA198.md): Socata TB 10 · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1993 · N104F · Destroyed > In flight encounter with a level ii thunderstorm and flight into known advese weather by the pilot in command. Contributing to the accident was failure of the pilot in command to obtain a preflight weather briefing. - [NTSB LAX92LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA360.md): Socata TB-10 · Big Bear, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1992 · N20BN · Destroyed > The pilots decision to attempt crossing a ridge line at an altitude insufficient to allow for contingency actions in the event of an encounter with down drafts or turbulence. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the flight's encounter… - [NTSB CHI92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA106.md): Socata TB-10 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1992 · N105A · Substantial damage > Proper glidepath was not maintained and minimum descent altitude was not maintained by the pilot resulting in collision with trees. Factors relate to the accident were the pilot's lack of total experience in type of operation and over confidence in personal… - [NTSB FTW90FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA160.md): Aerospatiale/Socata TB-10 · Ada, OK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1990 · N20AZ · Destroyed > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in his failure to attain sufficient airspeed for a climb profile. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot allowed the weight and balance of the aircraft to exceed the certified limits, his use of… - [NTSB NYC89FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA105.md): Aerospatiale TB-10 · Pittsfield, MA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1989 · N20NQ · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate briefing provided by the flight service station (fss) specialist, dark night, low clouds, and terrain conditions. - [NTSB DEN87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA171.md): Socata TB-10 · Cripple Creek, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1987 · N112U · Substantial damage > This acdt occurred when the plt attempted to takeoff on a 2600 ft long rwy when the density altitude was about 13,500 ft. the acft overran the rwy and collided with a highway. The plt said that the field was too high and too short and it was too hot. - [NTSB SEA87FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA102.md): Socata TB10 · Battle Mountain, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1987 · N20FU · Destroyed > After receiving a weather briefing calling for mountains occasionally obscured, occasional moderate icing from 18000 ft & below, and ceilings across north & central Nevada, the noninstrument rated pilot filed a VFR flight plan and departed salt lake city for… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680696')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680696 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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